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nyt-weorð

(adj.)
Grammar
nyt-weorð, -wirðe; adj.

Useful ⬩ advantageous ⬩ profitable

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Ða scipu nǽron on Fresisc gescæpene, búte swá him selfum þúhte ðæt hié nytwyrðoste beón meahten, Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 16

stól

(n.)
Grammar
stól, es ; m.
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Geseón selfes stól herran ðínes, 36, 4 ; Gen. 566. Ofer stól super cathedram (Mosi ), Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 23, 2

súþ

(adv.)
Grammar
súþ, adv.
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Súð ne norð ofer eormengrund óþer nǽnig sélra nǽre, Beo. Th. 1720; B. 858: Met. 10, 24. Súð eást and west, 9, 42: 10, 5. Súð west and eást, 14, 7. Swá heó ( the sun ) súðor biþ, swá hit swíþor winterlǽcþ, Lchdm. iii. 252, 2

un-medume

(adj.)
Grammar
un-medume, (-ome, -eme); adj.

Unmeet ⬩ unfit ⬩ unworthy

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Him ðúhte selfum ðæt hé wǽre swíðe unmedeme parvulum se in suis oculis viderat, 17; Swt. 112, 11. Ic swíðe unmeodum néðde tó Dryhtnes líchoman, Anglia xi. 99, 70. Hwylc ðæt unmedeme gód wæs quae sit imperfecti boni forma, Bt. 34, 1; Fox 134, 5.

Linked entry: medume

eáþ-médu

(n.)
Grammar
eáþ-médu, f.: -méde, es; n. (Cf. ofer-méde.)
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</b> submission to a conqueror :-- Hié him þǽr eáþmédo (eád-, v. l. ) budon, Chr. 827; P. 60, 33. graciouness, gentleness, condescension Ne gedafenað þé, nú þé Dryhten geaf welan and woruldspéde, þæt þú andsware mid oferhygdum séce; sélre byð ǽghwám

ge-sundfulnes

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On ðǽm gesundfulnessum ( in prosperis) . . . on ðǽm earfeðum (in adversis) . . . on ðǽre gesundfulnesse (in prosperis ] mon forgiett his selfes, Past. 35, 4-7. God wile foresceáwian ure gesundfulnysse, Hml. S. 13, 137 : Lch. iii. 440, 17.

láþ

(adj.)
Grammar
láþ, adj.
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</b> hateful to a person :-- Hú láð eów selfum wæs tó gelǽstanne eówre áþas, Ors. 3, 8; S. 122, 16. Ingeþanc Gode láþe precordia Deo inuisa An. Ox. 3567.

man

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On ðǽre gesundfulnesse mon forgiett his selfes, 35, 6. Hit is áwrieten ðæt mon ne scyle cweðan tó his fríend . . . 325, 1. Seó hróf wæs ꝥ man mid his handa gerǽcean mihte, Bl. H. 207, 22.

Sol-mónaþ

(n.)
Grammar
Sol-mónaþ, es; m.

February ⬩ placenta ⬩ panibus sol ⬩ sun ⬩ mire ⬩ spurcalia

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The form sille, selle is found in some L. G. dialects, and also sporkel, which may be connected with spurcalia See Grimm, Gesch. D. S. c. vi.]

Linked entries: Februarius sol

clǽnsian

(v.)
Grammar
clǽnsian, clénsian, to clǽnsianne; clǽnsiende; ode, ade; od, ad [clǽne clean, pure]

To CLEANSE, purify, chasten, clear oneself ⬩ mundare, purgare, castigare, se liberare

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Hí tiliaþ hí selfe to clǽnsianne mid ðý wópe they strive to purify themselves with mourning, Past. 54; Hat. MS. Ðis wæter cristnaþ and clǽnsaþ cwicra menigo this water cristeneth and purifieth a multitude of men, Salm. Kmbl. 791; Sal. 395.

Linked entries: be-clǽnsian clǽnsnian clǽsnian clénsian

ge-unrótsian

(v.)
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Ðý lǽs hí scylen selfe beón biddende and for ðý weorðen geunrótsode ne petentes noxie crucient, Past. 321, 20. Se middangeord bið glædde, gié biðon geunrótsade ( contristabimini ), Jn. L. 16, 20: Hml. A. 74, 24. Geswencte and geunrótsode, Gr.

Linked entry: un-rótsian

íg

(n.)
Grammar
íg, [Besides íg there seems to be a form íge; m. e. g. on Meldaníge eástewerdne, C. D. v. 303, 2. Of eallum Lindesíge (v. Lindes), Bd. 3, 11; Sch. 237, 10. In insula quae dicitur Seolesíge, C. D. v. 41, 27: 52, 10. Moreover there are instances of íg in the accusative, e. g. Wið-westan hunddes-íg (cf. tó hu[u]ddes-íge, 5), C. D. v. 298, 7. On swannes-íg, vi. 108, I : such forms seem to belong neither to íg; f. nor to íge; m., jó-, ja- stems respectively.]
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The word occurs in place-names Locum qui apud Anglos nuncupatur Ceroteég, id est Cirotis insula,C. D. ii. 122, 27. Hengestes-íg, v. 401, 26. On Beferíge; ðonne on Fyrsíge, 300, 17. On meldaníge . . . tó Ceólesíge, 303, 2-3. Ðis sind ðá landgemǽra tó Gósíge

þǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr, þár, þára; adv.
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Geðence hé ðæt hé biþ self suíðe gelíc ðám ilcan monnum ðe hé ðǽr ðreátaþ, Past. 17; Swt. 117, 16 : 54; Swt. 425, 22 : 12; Swt. 75, 13 (but see note on the last passage).

Linked entry: þár

E

Grammar
E, Anglo-Saxon words, containing the short or unaccented vowel e, are often represented by modern English words of the same meaning, having the sound of e in
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webb, ende. the short e in Anglo-Saxon generally comes before a double consonant; as, Nebb, weccan, tellan, weddian: before any two consonants; as, Twentig, sendan, bernan: before one or two consonants, when followed by a long or by a final vowel; as, Sele

LYTEL

(num.; adj.; adv.)
Grammar
LYTEL, adj.

LITTLE

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Sele ðæt lytlum súpan, L. M. 2, 52; Lchdm. ii. 270, 1. Hé gewýt swá lytlum and lytlum fram Gode so little by little he departs from God, Ælfc. Gr. pref; Som. 1, 35: Past. 39, 1; Swt. 283, 9.

Linked entries: lytlum litel

full-gán

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Ealle þá þe . . . hié selfe forworht hæfdon, hié hit eall forgeáfon wið þǽm þe hié him æt þǽm gewinnum fuleóden dictator homines quicunque sceleribus obnoxii essent, impunitate promissa, militiae mancipavit, Ors. 4, 9; S. 192, 1

wé

(pronoun.)
Grammar
wé, pron.

We. ⬩ used of more than one person, ⬩ dual ⬩ plural ⬩ used by a king in reference to himself and his counsellors ⬩ used of one person, ⬩ by a writer or speaker ⬩ by a prince

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Wé selfe cúþen, 147, 7; Gú. 723. Wé ealle wǽron ðé fylgende, and ðú eart úre ealra fultum ða ðe on ðé gelýfaþ, Blickl. Homl. 229, 20.

Linked entry: ús

botl

(n.)
Grammar
botl, es; n.

An abode, a dwelling, mansion, house, hall ⬩ domus, ædes, domicilium, atrium

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An abode, a dwelling, mansion, house, hall; domus, ædes, domicilium, atrium Gif he him nán botl ne selþ if he do not give him an abode, L. In. 67; Th. i. 146, 5. Fordrífe ðý botle let him be driven from the abode, 68; Th. i. 146, 8.

Linked entry: ge-bytlu

þearf-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þearf-líc, adj.
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Sélre ús is and ðearflícre, ðæt wé úre gyltas andetton, 136, 1. Ðarflícro (ðaroflícra, Rush.) is utilius est, Lk. Skt. Lind. 17, 2. Swá swá him þincæ ðæt mǽ þearfliicustþ sí, Chart. Th. 554, 36

un-gewit

(n.)
Grammar
un-gewit, un-gewitt, es; n.

madness ⬩ insanity ⬩ folly ⬩ stupidity

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Sende ðé Drihten on ungewitt and blindnysse percutiat te Dominus amentia et coecitate, Deut. 28, 28. folly, stupidity Ðý læs ðe ǽnig ungecyrred woroldman mid nytnesse and ungewitte regules geboda ábrǽce, and ðære tale brúce, ðæt hé misfénge ðý hé hit sélre

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